I’ve always been at least a little dubious of Nicholas Negroponte’s plan to distribute low-cost laptops to the children of the developing world. I don’t doubt Negroponte’s sincerity; I think he really does believe he’s on a mission to help educate the huddled masses and bridge the global digital divide. However, the idea that technology [...]
As a former employee, sometime source and Type 1 shooter, I’m a little disappointed that AOL has killed the Weblogs Inc. Diabetes Blog. While I have no doubt that the shuttering was done for purely economic reasons, I can’t help but think that the blog could have thrived with a little more effort. After [...]
I didn’t get to see the 40th anniversary concert staging of “Hair” this weekend. From the early reviews I’ve read so far, it sounds like it was a great production, and the seven-hour wait for tickets doesn’t seem excessive by Delacorte standards. Still, I’m not that depressed about missing the show. After all, I [...]
Just found the perfect shirt to wear next time I’m out photowalking (or when I just want to show off to fellow camera geeks). Source: Insanely Great Tees. Price: $17.
The image on this post was a birthday present from my brother, and it’s certainly a unique one. This ad for the Sony Watchman FD-30A, circa 1985, features none other than yours truly on its simulated screen (you can tell it’s simulated, since it’s a color image, and the FD-30A is a black and [...]
Forbes recently declared the Apple TV the “iFlop,” asking the question, “How did the storied Steve Jobs and Apple botch it so badly?” However, despite the low sales figures, constant flow of criticism and even Steve’s relegation of the box to the status of “hobby,” I still think Apple TV is an amazing product—if [...]
A friend recently asked me what was so great about my 50mm f1.7 prime lens. In response, I sent her this picture, along with a few others. I’m far from a great (or even very good) photographer, but I have to say that I get better shots with this lens than any other I own [...]
I would have expected better from Bed, Bath & Beyond, but the company seems to have sent out an opt-in email pitch this week with the subject line “Keep your family safe,” and the image above. You can view the full ad here. I’m not entirely sure when BBB started circulating the ad; [...]
Yesterday, I mentioned that reading the daily “Portraits of Grief” in The New York Times became almost a religious ritual to me in the days after 9/11. I wasn’t exaggerating. There were days when I gave the rest of the paper no more than a cursory glance, but pored over those long pages of pictures [...]
The fact that today’s 9/11 anniversary is the first on a Tuesday may not mean much to most people. But, for me, it serves as a reminder that 9/11 means something very different to those of us who were living in New York at the time than it does to the rest of the [...]